Meet The Founders

Lynn Johnson

Executive Producer

Lynn (she/her) is a Founding Member of Oakland Freedom Theater, Co-Founder & CEO of Spotlight: Girls, a “Best for the World” certified B Corp with mission to educate, inspire, and activate girls and women to take center stage. Lynn is a speaker, facilitator, and coach supporting social entrepreneurs and Girl Advocates to take bold and brave steps towards gender and racial justice . She is also the co-founder of the Dismantle Collective, a group of business leaders working to dismantle white supremacy and create a new inclusive economy for all. Lynn is most free when she’s giving a speech that inspires folks to laugh, cry, and take action.

Allison Kenny

Artistic Director

Allison (she/her) is a Founding Member of Oakland Freedom Theater, Co-Founder of the “Best for the World” certified B Corp, Spotlight: Girls and an ensemble member of San Francisco Playback Theater. Allison is an actor, author, master teaching artist and recent producer of So Get Me, the podcast for families making change with the GRAMMY-nominated Alphabet Rockers. Allison is most free when she’s practicing radical self care while parenting her daughter with special needs.

Sangita Kumar

Design Architect

Sangita (she/her) is a Founding Member of Oakland Freedom Theater and the Principal and Founder of Be the Change Consulting , a company that helps organizations shift culture and programmatic practices through experiential learning, hands-on coaching, curriculum development and dynamic facilitation. She holds a Masters Degree in Organizational Development, is a Certified Life Coach, and completed a two-year certification in Somatics and Trauma. Sangita is most free when she’s facilitating a room of freedom fighters.